Sprawl Study

PUB. DATE

August 2003

SOURCE

Bond Buyer;8/20/2003, Vol. 345 Issue 31702, p35

SOURCE TYPE

Trade Publication

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

Cites a study by Michigan Land Use Leadership Council to study the causes, effects and trends of urban sprawl in Michigan. Approximate number of recommendations of the council; Leader of the council; Possible impact of the study on state's policy on the development of land.

Today, incorrect use of lands and land use changes, excessive grazing, no suitable using of agricultural farms, plowing on steep slopes, road construct, building construct, mine excavation etc have been caused increasing of soil erosion and sediment yield. For erosion and sediment estimation one...

The paper presents the evolution of cultural landscapes in the Polish Carpathian Mountains. The study has determined that the greatest change in natural Carpathian landscapes was caused by agricultural activity. In many areas natural boundaries between adjacent vegetation belts have been...

Focuses on land use and forest cover on private parcels in the Upper Midwest U.S. Interactions between land use and forest cover; Evaluation of the effects of land-use changes, especially abandonment of agriculture and dispersed development, on forest cover throughout the region; Increase in...

This study was carried out to evaluate morphological traits of the grass pea landraces using a randomized complete block design with 3 replications at Research Farm of Isfahan University of Technology and evaluation genetic diversity of 20 grass pea landraces from various locations in Iran were...

The aim of the study was to examine microbiological risk of public water system of Tefenni (Burdur) region, which is located in southwest of Turkey. The important pollutants of the study area are cattle breeding, use of animal manure for agricultural activities and unsanitary water supply system...

The article offers information on activities reported in the Congressional Record in the U.S. in April 2013 and presents all environment-related bills that are introduced, reported out of committee, passed by either house, or signed by the President. It informs that entries related to energy,...

Short rotation coppice (SRC) is, from a comparative static point of view, an interesting economic alternative to traditional agricultural land use. Nevertheless, farmers often do not integrate SRC into their land use. Due to the fact that the conversion to SRC can be seen as an investment, it...

The article focuses on the results of the 2007 Saint Index survey of attitudes of U.S. public toward development which found that casinos are associated with landfills as the most-opposed type of local real estate project. The survey indicated an increase in the number of adults who object to a...

The present paper aims at analysing the human-induced transformations that took place in the Drobeta-Turnu Severin - Bechet sector of the Danube Floodplain during the last two centuries. The research started from the need to obtain a real and comprehensive database concerning the extension, the...